USPatent applicationPatented

Carton

Granted 3 Dec 2002 · 1 office action

Assignee: Donald Wood

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Inventors: Donald Wood · Examiner: Ted Shooman · AU 2912 · TC 2900

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29/130,657
filed 4 Oct 2000
Publication
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Patent
US D466409
granted 3 Dec 2002

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a carton separated into its panel components, parts, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the panel components shown in FIG. 1, moved into a vertical plane in preparation for being interlocked with each other, showing my new design;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the panel components shown in FIG. 2 showing adjacent side panel components interlocked together, showing my new design;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the components shown in FIG. 3 in which the bottom panel components are almost interlocked, showing my new design;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the components shown in FIG. 4 in which the bottom panel components are interlocked, showing my new design;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view somewhat similar to FIG. 3, in which the bottommost portion of the short side panel components are left in the vertical disposition, and the two short side panel components are partially folded in, showing my new design;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of what is shown in FIG. 6, in which the short side panel components are fully folded in, and the long side panel components are pressed against each other, showing my new design;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 5 in which the bottom panel components are inturned, showing my new design;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of what is shown in FIG. 8 with the short side panel components are partially folded in, showing my new design;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of what is shown in FIG. 9, in which the short side panel components are fully folded in, and the long side panel components are pressed against each other, showing my new design;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing cartons moved toward a nesting desposition, according to my new design;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the cartons of FIG. 11 in which the two cartons are nesting, according to my new design;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the carton shown in FIG. 5, showing my new design;

FIG. 14 is a short side panel component view of the carton shown in FIG. 5, showing my new design;

FIG. 15 is a long side panel component view of the carton shown in FIG. 5, showing my new design; and,

FIG. 16 is a bottom view of the carton shown in FIG. 5, showing my new design.

The broken line showing of the environment is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D09/433D94/32

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Examiner
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